might expect. A lot of what Billy Edd had to say made a certainamount of sense but a lot was based on his prejudice about the pasttwo years, particularly in the case of the two major roles playedby Equity people in the past. At final dress Ewel showed up, havingbeen invited by Billy Edd. Rusty was not told but found out the after-noon of the rehearsal and said he didn't care. He greeted Ewel warmlyand there seemed to be no rancor. I thought it regrettable that neitherEwel nor Billy Edd had a word to say about the show after they saw ittogether, not even to me let alone to Rusty. Again Rusty said he didnot care, particularly after the show got a standing ovation and hegot praise from the Hollywood TV crew there taping stuff for PSA's.On guite another topic, I do not know whether you have set theprogram for the IOD meeting in October but I have a couple of thoughtsyou might want to file away. One subject I think worth discussing isthe use of and dependence upon actor-techs. We had a lot of problemsat YOUNG ABE and the theme was echoed when I got to Harrodsburg andagain from Charlie Otte who happened to be down from BLUE JACKET. Weall find that there is a certain reluctance to do the tech side and adifferent mind-set than used to prevail. My thought is that the deviceand its us and our dependence on actor-techs ought to be reviewed.Another subject for discussion worth considering is dance. Thereare several things which might be considered. The thought came to meseeing the sand floor at Harrodsburg and the concrete in Indiana. Whatare the problems and solutions to choreography for mee S rent floors,both from the standpoint of imaginative choreography and the welfareof the dancers? I also think it might be worth discussing the natureof dance in many of these shows. I was struck by the mundane folkdancing in BOONE as compared to the same basis for dances in ABE beinghandled in a far more interesting and imaginative way. Since so manyshows include dance and much of that dance is based on forms which arenormally fun to dance but not, necessarily, to watch, how do we injectthe correct note of theatricality to give them 1d you wantto do a panel on dance I recommend you consader Mike Eger as\a partici-pant. I say that based on seeing his work bth BOONE, LINCOLN andaYOUNG ABE. He's someone other directors might want to know about.This has all gotten longer than I planned but I know you havenothing to do but read my mail so I don't feel bad. Incidentally,if you are in Manteo I may see you; we are going to Avon for the weekof July 9 and I hope to come up to see the show. We are going downwith my daughter and her husband and their three year old and fourmonth old daughters; I have a hunch Penny and I will want to escapeone night. In any event, I hope to see you ere long and that you arehaving a reasonably paced summer.All the bgst,David W. WeissPS One more small item. I thought BOONE was better 1it than I haveseen it in the last three visits, far better, in fact. It was doneby Mark Guinn (you may know him as Rat) who has done a lot of fightwork here and there but I had no idea he had such skills in lighting.